Digital Platforms, Parity Clauses, and Monopoly Power: Antitrust Implications of In re: Valve Antitrust Litigation
Case Study
The pending consolidated class action in In re: Valve Antitrust Litigation (W.D. Wash., No. 2:21-cv-00563-JCC) serves as a significant examination of contemporary antitrust principles as they relate to dominant digital platforms. This case, although focused on a particular industry, raises important questions about how to define the market, how platforms are managed, the effects of most-favored-nation clauses on competition, and the right ways to evaluate unfair practices in markets that serve two sides.
